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WATER RESOURCES INSTITUTIONS AND POLICIES

ENVIRST/URBRPL 865
Course Description

Governmental processes and policies for water resources management: major substantive problems and issues; political processes of decision making; problems of governmental organization and intergovernmental arrangements.

Prerequisites

Graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.9

1.76% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

0.51% from Historical

A Rate
80%

7.95% from Historical

Class Size
25

39.59% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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